Migraine Clinic

All information on migraine research, migraine diagnostics, migraine therapy, headache research, headache diagnostics and headache therapy

September 21, 2010 September 21, 2010

Relieve pain, improve sleep

Panel discussion on the topic of "Pain and Sleep" with Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Zulley and Prof. Dr. med. Hartmut Göbel on September 11, 2010 in the Bad Godesberg Town Hall. On September 11, a panel discussion took place in the Bonn-Bad Godesberg Town Hall [...]

August 27, 2010 August 27, 2010

Federal Order of Merit for Dr. Müller sulphur

The Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Christian Wulf, welcomed Dr. Gerhard Müller-Schwefe was awarded the Federal Order of Merit for his outstanding contributions to improving care for citizens with chronic pain. The Federal President thereby honors the [...]

August 26, 2010 August 26, 2010

Federal Cross of Merit awarded to Dr. Harald Müller

Dr. Harald Müller was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by Federal President Christian Wulff. Dr. Müller has been the Chairman of the Federal Association of Self-Help Groups of [...] since its founding

June 1, 2010 June 1, 2010

The risk check for chronic pain

Are you at risk for chronic headaches? Download the headache risk check for chronic headaches here. Normally, pain warns us of danger. Pain motivates us to defend ourselves against damage and to take targeted, sensible action [...]

May 29, 2010 May 29, 2010

Meetings and lectures for alumni

Meeting for former patients: The desire to organize an update weekend for all former patients was frequently expressed. What has proven successful? What's new? [...]

May 29, 2010 May 29, 2010

Radio consultation: Headache and migraine

The Competence Network provides clear guidelines: Headache is a complex condition. However, thanks to numerous studies over the past ten years, we know more and more about how headaches develop and how they can be treated preventively. The [...]

May 24, 2010 May 24, 2010

Help with implantation-related damage

A supra-regional network of physicians helps with implant complications: ZIES Frankfurt offers comprehensive diagnostics and therapy for implant complications, inflammation, and pain in the head and neck area for the first time. Founded in May 2010, ZIES (Center for Implant Complications, Inflammation, Pain) is headquartered [...]

September 19 ,

New! 5th edition: Successfully combating migraines

The patient guide "Successfully Combating Headaches and Migraines" by Prof. Hartmut Göbel will be published in October 2009 in its fully updated 5th edition. Chin up – because you can do something yourself to combat headaches and migraines! [...]

September 14 ,

Cindy McCain: Tackle migraines, it's time!

Cindy McCain's speech at the International Headache Congress: Cindy McCain, the wife of 2007/2008 US presidential candidate John McCain, publicly advocated for the concerns of [...] at the 2009 International Headache Congress in Philadelphia (USA)

June 16, 2009 June 16, 2009

Therapy chat at the Kiel pain clinic after discharge

Sustainable behavioral change in patients with chronic pain is central to modern pain therapy. What is learned should be implemented in everyday life and practiced continuously. […]

April 27 ,

Organ donation – From person to person

How do hip hop and the topic of organ donation fit together? Hamburg rapper Bo Flower demonstrated this at the organ donation dialogue hosted by the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Health and the TK health insurance company on April 27, 2009, at the Kunsthalle in Kiel. [...]

March 17, 2009 March 17, 2009

Prof. Fumihiko Sakai visits pain clinic

Professor Fumihiko Sakai, President of the Japanese Neurological Society and President of the Asian Headache Society, visited the Kiel Pain Clinic from March 1st to 2nd, 2009. In Asia, the treatment of headache disorders is still [...]

March 15, 2009 March 15, 2009

Relieving pain in Africa too

Kiel Pain Clinic Receives Visitors from Tanzania During their stay in Germany at the invitation of the Protestant partner parishes of Kiel-Dietrichsdorf and Schönkirchen, Pastor Jubilant Anthony Ngowi and three other parishioners from the village of Uchira in the East Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania visited [...]

March 14, 2009 March 14, 2009

I. Sallay, C. Wulkopf: Yes, the pain

[media id=14 width=500 height=282] Imre Sallay dedicated the song “Ja, der Schmerz” (Yes, the Pain), set to music by Louis Ferrari, to the 10th anniversary celebration of the Kiel Pain Clinic. Munich opera singer Cornelia Wulkopf sings the song [...]

March 14, 2009 March 14, 2009

New treatments for migraines: CGRP antagonists

CGRP antagonists: The successors of triptans? Dr. Axel Heinze, Dr. Katja Heinze-Kuhn and Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel, Neurological-Behavioral Pain Clinic Kiel (https://schmerzklinik.de) The introduction of sumatriptan in migraine therapy from 1991 onwards not only decisively changed migraine treatment, [...]

March 14, 2009 March 14, 2009

Birth defects and topiramate

The antiepileptic drug topiramate has also proven effective in preventing migraines. A study described in the scientific journal "Neurology" shows that taking topiramate during pregnancy increases the risk of migraines [...]

March 14, 2009 March 14, 2009

Migraine and breast cancer

Does migraine lead to a reduced risk of breast cancer? An American study (Li et al., 2008) suggests that women with migraine have a reduced risk of breast cancer. The study examined 3,000 women. [...]

March 14, 2009 March 14, 2009

Energy-saving light bulbs and migraines

Increased sensitivity to light is one of the defining characteristics of migraine. Severe migraine attacks occur behind closed blinds and in darkness. Bright light, flickering, strong contrasts between light and dark, and other light effects can trigger migraine attacks. [...]

March 14, 2009 March 14, 2009

New website of the Kiel Pain Clinic

Welcome to the new website of the Kiel Pain Clinic! The team at the Kiel Pain Clinic is delighted to present our brand-new, up-to-date website! The new site features: clear and easy navigation, a bright design, [...]

March 14, 2009 March 14, 2009

Vitamin B2 and folic acid in the prevention of migraines

As early as the 1990s, Jean Schoenen's research group from Belgium described how high-dose riboflavin, a B vitamin, can have a similar efficacy in preventing migraines as beta-blockers. A recent study [...]